Alan Young
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 19, 1919
- Died
- May 19, 2016 (aged 96)
- Place of birth
- North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
- Credits
- 94
Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was an English-Canadian-American actor, comedian, radio and television host, whom TV Guide called "the Charlie Chaplin of television".
Young was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England, to Scottish parents. He suffered from severe asthma as a child, which kept him bedridden for long periods of time. During this time, he developed a love of radio, and began performing on local radio stations in his teens.
In 1941, Young moved to the United States, where he continued his radio career. He also began appearing in television shows, and in 1950, he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor for his role in the sitcom The Alan Young Show.
Young's most famous role was as Wilbur Post in the television comedy Mister Ed (1961–1966). The show was about a man who could talk to his talking horse, and it was a huge success, running for five seasons. Young's performance in the show earned him another Emmy Award nomination.
After Mister Ed, Young continued to work in television and film. He also provided the voice of Scrooge McDuck for Disney from 1974 until his death in 2016.
Young was a versatile actor who was equally adept at comedy and drama. He was also a talented musician, and released several albums of music.
Young was married three times and had four children. He died in 2016 at the age of 96.
Known for
The Time Machine
2002Movie
Flower Store Worker
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994Movie
Uncle Dave Thornton
Batman: The Animated Series
1992TV
Tod Baker (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
1986Movie
Mr. Flaversham (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996TV
Mr. Berry
Mickey's Christmas Carol
1983Movie
Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Filmography
Once Upon a Studio
2023Movie
Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
Mickey Mouse
2013TV
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Once Upon a Halloween
2005Movie
Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
TV Land Confidential
2005TV
Camp Lazlo
2005TV
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
2004Movie
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Moondance
2004Movie
Ernie Bigalow
The Time Machine
2002Movie
Flower Store Worker
Disney's House of Mouse
2001TV
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
FreakyLinks
2000TV
Henry
Static Shock
2000TV
Dr. McDonald (voice)
God, the Devil and Bob
2000TV
Wilbur Post (voice)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
1999Movie
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mickey Mouse Works
1999TV
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999Movie
Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
Rude Awakening
1998TV
Priest
Kelly Kelly
1998TV
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997Movie
Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
USA High
1997TV
Mr. Phipps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997TV
Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996TV
Mr. Berry
Maybe This Time
1995TV
Arthur
Hang Time
1995TV
The Wayans Bros.
1995TV
Reverend Benton
ER
1994TV
Archie Mellonston
Party of Five
1994TV
Jack Gordon
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994Movie
Uncle Dave Thornton
Duckman
1994TV
Wilbur Nelson (voice)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994Movie
Charley Loomis
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
1993Movie
(voice)
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993Movie
David Filby
Raw Toonage
1992TV
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
1992TV
Tod Baker (voice)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991TV
Haggis (voice)
TaleSpin
1990TV
Doctor (voice)
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990Movie
Scrooge (voice)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989TV
Emmitt Randall
Super Ducktales
1989Movie
Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
Coach
1989TV
Ranger Farley
Coming of Age
1988TV
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987Movie
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
DuckTales
1987TV
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1987Movie
The White Knight (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
1986Movie
Mr. Flaversham (voice)
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986Movie
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
1984Movie
Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Floyd Nelson
Bad Cat
1984Movie
Jim Harrison (voice)
Down to Earth
1984TV
Beauty and the Beast
1983Movie
Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
Mickey's Christmas Carol
1983Movie
Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983TV
(voice)
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983TV
Gaggy Rogers (voice)
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Knox
The Incredible Hulk
1982TV
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
1982Movie
Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
Scruffy
1980Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979TV
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
1979Movie
Humpty (voice)
Black Beauty
1978Movie
Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
Battle of the Planets
1978TV
Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)
The Cat from Outer Space
1978Movie
Dr. Wenger
The Love Boat
1977TV
Phil Sharp, Ross
ABC Weekend Specials
1977TV
Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
Baker's Hawk
1976Movie
Mr. Carson
Gibbsville
1976TV
Kanzler
The Danny Kaye Show
1963TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961Movie
Karl
Mister Ed
1961TV
Wilbur Post
The Time Machine
1960Movie
David Filby / James Filby
Startime
1959TV
Clarence
Five Fingers
1959TV
Tom Thumb
1958Movie
Woody
The Lux Show
1957TV
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957TV
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956TV
Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956TV
Self, Volunteer Santa Claus, Self - Comedian
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955Movie
Ernest Stockhoeffer
Matinee Theater
1955TV
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955Movie
Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955TV
Studio 57
1954TV
Hector Tutwilder
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Alan Parker
Androcles and the Lion
1952Movie
Androcles
Stars in the Eye
1952Movie
Himself
This Is the Life
1952TV
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952Movie
Aaron Slick
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950TV
Self
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949Movie
Avery Brubaker
Chicken Every Sunday
1949Movie
Geoffrey Lawson
Studio One
1948TV
George Abernathy, Timothy Palmer
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Margie
1946Movie
Roy Hornsdale